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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 dominant | the allele that is expressed, regardless of the other allele |
| recessive allele | the allele that is expressed only if there is no dominant allele present |
| heterozygous | having different alleles for a particular gene |
| homozygous | having two identical alleles for a particular gene |
| genotype | : the actual genetic makeup (for example: FF, Ff, or ff) |
| phenotype | the observable physical traits (for example: purple flower color |
| recessive inherited disease like cystic fibrosis. | Heterozygous parents are carriers of the disease-causing allele |
| dominant inherited disease | One dominant allele is needed to show disease Dominant lethal alleles are usually eliminated from the population |
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